May26th

Wensleydale Heifer - Goose Fat Chips Recipe

Wensleydale Heifer - Goose Fat Chips Recipe

The AA 5* Wensleydale Heifer is an award-winning restaurant with rooms based in West Witton, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Its food, prepared by head Chef Craig Keenan, Owner and Chef, David Moss, and a team of talented chefs from throughout the UK, has become nationally renowned and won many awards, including an AA and Flavours of Herriot Country award for ‘Best Breakfast’, shortlisted for Flavours of Herriot Country ‘Best Restaurant’ and mentioned in The Michelin Guide 2014 and the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2014.

  Here, you can find the secret to making its renowned goose fat chips…

  Recipe – serves 4

 Ingredients:

 4 large Maris Piper potatoes- cut into large chip shapes

20g goose fat

3 tablespoons of plain flour

Maldon sea salt

Vegetable oil for frying

Vinegar

 

Deep fat fryer

 

 Method:

 Steam the chips until they start to become tender and then leave them to cool to room temperature

 Toss the chips in the plain flour

 Cook in deep fat fryer for 10 minutes at 120°c

 Turn the fryer up to 190°c and fry again until golden brown

 Warm goose fat and toss chips in the oil, drain on kitchen towel

 Sprinkle liberally with Maldon salt

 Enjoy with malt vinegar and tomato ketchup